Famous people · Friendly
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Friendly
Closest of all is Bill Bolling, from Sistersville, 5 mi away. John Murtha is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. No entry yet names Friendly as a birthplace. 157 towns in West Virginia have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
John Murtha
Best known
John Murtha
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Friendly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Friendly
Nobody born in Friendly is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Herbert Stephenson Boreman
1897–1982United States federal judge
John Murtha
1932–2010American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Charles Poindexter
1880–1913Professor at Fisk University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Friendly and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- John Murtha: Congressional photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Monroe Bailey: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bolling: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Lacey: Barnett M. Clinedinst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Funkhouser: MoBikeFed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Stephenson Boreman: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, MD), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons